(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
espionage network; intelligence network
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
hard to reach place; remote place
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
good or bad luck; fortune
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
back and front; opposition in the heart
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
appeal; entreaty; request
distinguished war service; merit of war
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to watch for an unguarded moment
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
rule; reign; government; governing
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants